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Four current faculty and one emerita member of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science participated in the Joint Mathematics Meeting Jan. 6-9 in New Orleans.
¾¨Ó㴫ý music education majors Leaha Parady and Shawn Sisler will present their senior recital Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.
Ashley Blystone, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý May graduate in chemistry, received a cash award from the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh at its annual awards banquet May 16 at Duquesne University.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Department of Music will welcome Hugo Vera, a tenor from the Metropolitan Opera, April 9 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Wallace Memorial Chapel. Vera will be perform and present a master class. This event is open to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Student Alumni Association (SAA) hosted the fifth annual Student Organization Leadership Dinner Feb. 11. The theme for this year's dinner was Leadership: The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Way.
Dr. Samuel Lightner, chair and professor of physics at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, concludes the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Faculty Forum with a discussion on the telescopes in Hawaii Wednesday, April 28, at 11:30 a.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.
"Of the 30 largest telescopes in the world, seven of them are located on a single mountain top in Hawaii, Mauna Kea," Lightner said. "Why was this location chosen? What are the characteristics of the telescopes? Why do we need telescopes? What's it like to visit these giants of Mauna Kea? What are some of the images from these telescopes? I will answer these questions and more during this presentation. I will also describe my experiences during a week-long workshop I attended at Mauna Kea."
Lightner, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1970, earned his undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College, and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.
Faculty forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Lightner at (724) 946-7204 or e-mail lightner@westminster.edu.
Dr. Sandra Webster, a professor of psychology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will present "A Psychological Investigation of the Silk Road: Western China, Summer 2004" at the Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
 "Western China is the home of minority peoples who are not considered to be ethnically Chinese. As a minority people, they share some of the historic oppressions from the dominant Han Chinese that were also experienced by the Korean people over the last three millennia," Webster said. "It may be possible that these minority groups have experienced the same social and historical antecedents that contribute to the Korean national trait of Han. This forum explores similarities and differences in the psychological context for emotion based on a nine-day study tour of Western China."
 This current research is an extension of Webster's previous cross-cultural research comparing the emotional reactions of Koreans and Americans to prolonged uncontrollable stress. Webster will conclude the forum with her observations of the Chinese psychologist reactions to the Han research that she presented at the International Congress of Psychology in Beijing.
 Faculty forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
Webster earned her undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She is the McCandless Scholar for the 2004-2005 academic year. This award, designed to honor Dr. J. Bardarah McCandless and to encourage scholarly activity on ¾¨Ó㴫ý's campus, is given to one full-time tenure track faculty member each year. The McCandless Scholar receives eight credit hours of reassigned time and monetary support for research and scholarship expenses.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Webster at (724) 946-7238 or e-mail websters@westminster.edu.
Dr. Timothy Cuff, assistant professor of history at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently presented his research at the 74th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association in Pittsburgh.
His research, "Anthropometric History: What is It and What Can It Tell Us About Antebellum Pennsylvania," introduces the field of historical anthropometric, the use of physical body measurements, primarily stature, to assess the biological well-being or health of historical populations.
"This paper is based on the results developed in conjunction with research published in my book, 'The Hidden Cost of Economic Development: The Biological Standard of Living in Antebellum Pennsylvania,'" Cuff said. "I present evidence indicating that during the early decades of the 1800s, the biological well-being of Pennsylvania populations deteriorated slightly during this period of significant economic growth.
"Somewhat surprisingly, but consistent with similar work on other countries undergoing the early stages of modern economic growth, individuals most distant from regions experience the greatest economic development displayed the greatest average height."
Ray Walling, a senior history major from Landenberg, accompanied Cuff at this conference. He is an honors student and a graduate of Kennett High School.
Cuff, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2000, earned his undergraduate degree from ¾¨Ó㴫ý, his master's from Bowling Green State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Contact Cuff at (724) 946-6152 or e-mail cufft@westminster.edu for more information.
The second annual New Wilmington Area Business Expo will be held Saturday, March 13 at the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Memorial Field House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dr. Jerome Creach, associate professor of Old Testament at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will conduct a day-long seminar at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Russell Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m.
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